Re: What rye are you drinking Fall 2013/Winter 2014

Made my wife set up a blind tasting of VWFRR, Saz18, and VOSN 18 rye (thanks ChainWhip). I successfully picked them out, which is definitely my first in a blind tasting.

I preferred the VW, the Saz18, then the VOSN, but the saz18 and VOSN were very close. To me, the VOSN was comparable to the VW in profile, but the VW was more complex and had a better mouthfeel. The Saz18 was much softer than the VOSN or VW, but it had a better finish and rye kick.

Re: What rye are you drinking Fall 2013/Winter 2014

Originally Posted by bingstein

Made my wife set up a blind tasting of VWFRR, Saz18, and VOSN 18 rye (thanks ChainWhip). I successfully picked them out, which is definitely my first in a blind tasting.

I preferred the VW, the Saz18, then the VOSN, but the saz18 and VOSN were very close. To me, the VOSN was comparable to the VW in profile, but the VW was more complex and had a better mouthfeel. The Saz18 was much softer than the VOSN or VW, but it had a better finish and rye kick.

Cool tasting. What year was the VW? And was there a date on the St. Nick?

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Re: What rye are you drinking Fall 2013/Winter 2014

Re: What rye are you drinking Fall 2013/Winter 2014

Originally Posted by Old Dusty

Cool tasting. What year was the VW? And was there a date on the St. Nick?

The VW was 2012 and the VOSN I don't know but it's 104.6 proof. I'm bad at describing ryes, but the VOSN had a somewhat medicinal finish. I can tell the Saz is a few proof points lower. On it's own it's a beautiful pour but next to the VW and VOSN it was very tame.